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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1887-12-29

will comprise several illustrated articles on Ire
land. by Charles De Kay; papers touching the
Held OF the Sunday School Lessons. illustrated
bv t. L. Wilson; wild Western life. by Iheo-
lore Roosevelt, the English CathedidlS by Mrs
Yam Rensselaer,, with illustrations by Pencil;
DR. Buckleys valuable papers on Dreams
Spritualism. and Clairyoyance; essays in crit
ici,m. art, travel and biography: poems; car
tlnns; etc.
By q special offer the numbers for the past
wear containing the Lincoln history may be
secured with the wears subscription from No
vember. 1887. twenty-tOur issues in all, Tor
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sumely bound s. SO
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MONUMENTS. TONES,

Head and Foot Stones Nantes. Statues and
Carving, IN all its various branches and all
work ia their business All orders promptly
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and all work delivered and pun up. and guar
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Please call and see and judge for yOursclve7 be-
fore purchasing elsewhere and patronize Home
Manufacturers.
The subscribers have also in operation their
shop IN Mauinsburg where they win give
prOpmt attention 10 all work entrusted tothem.
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CharLestown, July Is lS67-y.
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WE HAVE Just received new and elegant
w assortment of Combs and Hair Brushes.
also Tooth and Nail Brushes.
AlSQUITI Il co.
nUR OWN PALM SOAP-made from pure
" Palm oil and Soda. Ten gross Just re-
oeived and for sale at cents per cake. Also
large lot of all of themost popular llncy soaps.
AISQUlTH & co.
lust RECEIVED-a large lot of Boston
= Coach Oh for olin Busgies, Carriages &c.
Also .Favorite" Sewing Machine oil and Con-
tinental Ointment for man or beast:
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A LARGE STOCK of Arnold's Chemical
y Writing Fluid and Stailord's Commercial
Inks. all sizes, for sale at AlSQUIIH " co. ,
I'VE have Just received in stock Pure Black
W and Red Pepper. SAKE and Sweet Mar
ioram. all freshly ground. Also pure granula-
led Saltpetre and Corander seed for seasoning
sausage and curing pork. AlSQUlrH&CO.
"a REAMS of Writing Paper all sizes and
OU sorts Also 10000 Envelopes just put ON
sale i'm our Book and Stationery Department.
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yATE will have by September lst. fuli sup
W p'. VI School Books ofeycry description
also suil line Of school Sundries, such 81
pens slate pencils, sa,cheis, &c. we invite
Uie attention OF our customers, and me paine
tothis branch Of our business. Any book NOT
30 stock furnished IN a few days,
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August 20, 1854.
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NOTICE.

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Boot and shoe Making
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LUMBER, SHINGLES & WOOD.
Chmir Sents Cared.

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NJ Repair Cane seat Chairs at short notice
and upon easy terms. at her home in the
southern suburbs Of Charlestown, on Bloom
cry turnpike.
September %, 1852.
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A NOVEL By EGGLEsTON
MISCEL.ANEOUS FEATURES

with Illustrations will ran THROUGH The year
shorter novels will follow 10y Cable and $40 X
ton shorter fctions will appear every month
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- TONEBRAKER's Extracts, for sale by
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rENHE White House brand of Canned iona
toes is the best. For sale at WALL *
b0RSEY'S Old stand of J II. Rodrick.
nUR Canned Corn is the very best thing in
the market. WALL ~ DORSEY.
ICY HINTON. Merry War, Lobster Clinch-
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at WALL IL DOBSEY'S.
rVNlIE best , for 3 Cigar in town at WALL d
/ DORSEN'S.
SOO MATCHES for cents at WALL *
CUU DORSEY'S.
NXTE want big lot of Chickens and will
w pay the full market price. .,..,-
WALL IL DORSEY.
WE pay cash for Eggs. Veal Calves wanted
w at WALL Il DORSEY =.
w L sell a good roasted coffee for p cents a
w pound \ Beautiful picture given away
with every pound OF Arbucl,le's Coffee, and
one cent given for every empty package back.
March TO- 1851. WALL DOkSE1.
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.FE.E.V'TZ.F-.V.EKEy'G
AND FAMILY SEWING.

AIRS. BETTE sLAGLE and Mrs ELIZA
vi BENNER will 90 an kinds OF Dress Max
ing and Family Sewing promptly and ~ prices
TO suit the hard times Residence corner OF
West and North street.
July s, 1856.
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Trains No 40. 80 aud as are daily eyes,,
Sunday: Train No. $50 runs Sunday only.
Additional mixed trains leave Charleston,
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Ferry 1t IS a. IN. and 4.5j p. m.
SOUTHWARK. 100 469 az H9
Stations. Pass. Pass. Mix Mix
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rs to patentability free OF charge; and We make
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Patent Office. For circular, advice, terms ana
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May lsS1
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-07-21
Was HO Marshal Ney2

Robert S. Young, NJ. D., of Concord. N
c., assisted by several other physicians, dis
inferred the other day the bones of Peter c.
Ney, Frenchman who spent the latter part
of his life i'll this section of the country, The
was made at the request of the
Historical society of Wisconsin. Its object
was to prove or disprove the mans identity
with Napoleon's famous marshal of the same
name. There was an undisputed resemblance
on the part OF the Frenchman to the marshal
Then he bore certain scars upon his head.
These facts led to the belief on the part of
many that he was not the mere resemblance
of the marshal but the soldier himself.
A fact leading to the exhumation was that
Marshal Ney's skull had been trephined for a
wound received in battle. If the skull of the
man buried here were found to present EVIL
dence of the trephine it would be proof that
the belief just stated was well founded I'm
fortunately the work of decay in the grave
had been so thorough that the bones were
badly decomposed The left side of the skull.
on which it was hoped marks of the trepbine
would be found, was entirely gone. This
leaves the matter still in doubt. No metal
plate was found. The finding of such a plate
would be conclusive.-New York Herald
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-07-21

STATESMAN PUBL IsHING CO.. Austin, Texas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-07-21

A. FAULKNER, General Passenger and Ticket Agent
Z. J. LAWLESS, Union Ticket Agent
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-07-21
The Barbarous Combination,

The San Francisco Bulletin fears that in
the distant future the name San Francisco
will be worn down to the barbarous comb.
nation Frisco" ave have inherited from
Spain" it says, "sonorous names to which
we should adhere, or substitute their mean
ngs in our own tongue. The roll Of the
counties OF California, when called off, is
music in itself, marred alone by the one or
two harsher and more sibilant tones which
we have introduced into it."-New York
York Tribune.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-07-21
Eating Artificial" Bodies.

DR.. Frank Boas, in report on the Indian
tribes of British Columbia, says that the prin.
cipal figure in the mythology of several of
them is n raven, who created all things, not
for the benefit of mankind, but to "reyenre
himself" Cannibalism is practiced by some
tribes in connection with the winter dances.
and there is a Kwakiutl tradition that one of
their ancestors descended from heaven. wear
ing ring Of red cedar bark, and taught the
people the caunibal ceremonies The cere.
monies have been adopted only in part by
the Qomaks, who content themselves with
eating artificial" bodies, which they prepare
-by sewing dried halibut to human skeleton. n
Boston Herald.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-07-21
The One Cent Pieca in FAVOR.

The one cent piece is reported to be winning
'avor in New Orleans after many years Of
being discarded. The Times-Democrat de-
rlares that "a large number of houses are now
willing to accept it and make their change
accordingly, and the public is beginning to
recognize that the cent is of some value after
all. Strange to say, as at the beginning of
this movement, the small dealers still hold
hack y
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-07-21
The Original of "CoI. Sellers"

The Chicago Mail gravely announces that
"the original of Col. Sellers was the con-
tederate general, jeff Thompson, after the
war surveyor of Louisiana, and whose niece
is now the wife of Professor Proctor" The
original of "Col. Sellers" is-or was-A1r.
Eschol Sellers, resident of southern Illinois,
who sued Mr. Clemens for libel for using his
real name iii the first edition of "The Gilded
Age Mr.. Clemens will remember him.
Minneapolis Tribune
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-07-21

7srious Devices by Which Money is
Won and Lost - The Genial Smile
and Winning Conversation of the
"Roper In"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-07-21
A Curious Exnerience.

One of the editors of The New York Com
nercial Advertiser las had curious expert
snce. When Phoebe Carey died he wrote an
appreciative editorial about the Carey sisters.
That was years ago. Recently this editor re-
seived from contributor, as an original
article, this same editorial copied verbatim.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-07-21

Kraszjewski, the last Polish national poet,
was at San Reno during the recent earth
luakes. and the exposure he there suffered
FASTENED his deatli
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-07-21

Prince Bismarck received on his birthday
recently barrel of beer from nearly every
brewer in Germany.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-16

The Introduction of barb wire fences
has placed the business of planting hcdgps
in Il new position. 1t has rendered The @
less necessary, and at the same time mere
easily constructed md made more per
feet. 1t was formerly necessary to select
some low, thick growing tree or shrub,
we'll armed with thorns to make them CT
fcctual barriers, and for Il time the most
commonly planted kinds were the Usage
orange and the honey locust. The osarc
orange was too tender in many of the
northern states, and the honey locus:,
while hardy, is struggling in growth, Hld
requires continual cutting back TO
thickcn it.
Now, with the use of barb wires, it is
not necessary to select thorny plants. One
of the best is the buckhorn, which former
ly was not stout enough for u trustworthy
barrier against cattle.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-16
The best floor for poultry is the bur
earth, kept dry and clean.
An Eye to Business.

A fruit vender from Italy stood beside Ills
handcart sorting bananas into small piles,
surmounted with placards indicating the
price. He determined the value of each
bananas he handled it. Suddenly lo paused
and felt of one more carefully than the others.
He squeezed it slightly ut each end.
Holding it out ut arms length in his open
palm, he cooked his head, Shut one eye and
critically examined it. AS though not ell
tirely satisfied, he raised it to his chin and ran
it across his face close to his nose. Appar-
emily satisfied, he laid the banana upon tho
pile labeled one cent and renewed his sorting,
Suddenly he stopped as though his ar7n had
become paralyzed. He east II panied look at
his one cent pile. Then he picked up the fruit
SO carefully examined, and, after another
careful scrutiny, deposited it upon the two
cent pile. "A few minutes afterward he re-
peated the scrutiny, and placed the perplcx-
ing banana once more upon the one cent pile.
AT that M q district messenger boy.
with a cap two sizes too large for him, saun-
tered to the cart and ran his eye over the
fruit. The Italian watched him closely. The
boy threw a cent upon the wagon and picked
up the banan which had caused him so much
p%erplexity. The italian looked rs though
earth had lost for him its every charm. For
ten seconds he stood looking at the urchin,
who buried his teeth into the luscious fruit.
Then he turned like a flash and transferred
three bananas from the one cent pile to tho
two cent pile. A new customer was at his
elbow. A smile as mild as his rative skies
| spread over the Italians face us he said: 'Ba-
mana? Sell-a ver' chep-a. Good-n banan' u
New York Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-16
Run Out by pnucr Hara.

"rhc days OF the market baskets are nun
bcred," said n basket dealer to q reporter.
"The paper bag is running it out for good,
There used to he II time when every family
had 81 market basket, which was carried out
whenever supplies Were to he purchased,
When II man goes to market now he doesn't
take Il basket along. A tllle first stall where
he makes Il purchase the marketman asks,
Large bag or small bag!
'lf the man is on Il regular marketing tour
he says, Large bag The dealer puts the
purchase i'll Il hallsoin" manila lag three or
four feet long, which will hold as much as
any ordinary market basket. The bag is
made of exceptionally strong paper, and will
hold the weight of anything you can put
into it, including Il half u peck Of potatoes.
When the last purchase has been deposited in
it the buyer asks the dealer to Tie it up. This
is quickly done, aud in such a manner that a
nice cord handle is furnished, and no one
would ever guess that the bag contains mar
kcting. 1t looks more like a bundle of dry
goods. Every Saturday evening you can see
men going home on the cars with these nice
handles who would never dream of carrying
market baskets. New York Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-16
Nj. Houssin.ault,s Demonstrations.

NJ. Bou*5ingault, the celebrated chemist,
whose death has just been announced, was a
remarkably successful cXperimcntor, notably,
perhaps, in such matters as related to plant
life and the chemistry of food stufrs. 1t was
he who So strikingly demonstrated the influ-
ercc green plants exert upon the air when
exposed TO the action of sunlight, freeing it
of the poisonous carbonic acid and replenish-
ing it with the life giving oxygen. He also
conclusively proved-to be remembered by
those who keep plants i'll small, badly venti-
lated bedrooms-that i'll darkness plants be-
have exactly like animals-that is, they rob
the air of oxygen and charge it with carbonic
acid. Amateur gardeners may take a hint
from one of the researches of Boussingault
that went to prove the high value of pigeons
dung as a food for plants. Mixed with water
it forms q rich and highly beneficial manure
for nil kinds of pot flowers. Indeed, it is said
that in some parts of Spain pigeons dung for
this purpose sells for us much as 4d. q pound.
Pail Mail Gazette.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-16

nARn WIRE AND urDur FENCE

1t is perfectly hardy, thick and hedge.
like in growth, easily raised from seed,
transplantcd with facility, and, having an
offensive taste, is not browscd by cattle.
1t is made into a strong barrier by s%trctcll-
ing n barb wire along the top of the line
of plants when they are a foot or TWO
high, and when they have grown up and
incloscd the wire, by stretching another
Il foot or more above the first. If ncccs-
sary, a third wire may he used still higher;
and as the hedge incloses these wires they
are more securely held in their place than
could be done by using n line of stakes,
the temporary stakes having performed
their service. For durability, the wire
should be galvanized, not painted.
The privet would make am excellent
hedge treated in this way were ii not for
the fact that it is occasionally winter
killed in patches. The barberry is au-
other plant which may be employed, and
the seed if properly treated will grc%- as
freely as apple seed.
The illustration shows how a line of
young Norway spruccs are treated. Tl."y
are represented about two feet in hciriit,
the first or lowest Wire being alrontiy in
closed by them and the second one Placed
just above the tips. The third one Will
be reached in u year or two more. I.le
hedge will need cutting back aftcrw.rl to
keep it within bounhs-not sllcured like Il
wall, but cut with Il knife to give it {;
more uneven and natural surface.-Coun.
| try Gentleman.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-16


of nitrate of potash dissolved in half a
pint of water and given once in four hours
for from two to four days az may be re-
quircd. On the other hand, if the disease
arises from II surfcit of grain, the bowels
should be unloadcd by laXatives, say
twenty-five fluid ounces of raw linseed
oil, and no solid food for twcnty-four
hours afterward. When laXativcs have
done acting, nitrate of potash may follow
us before. Where it is the result of over
driving on hot days, great benefit las been
found from nitrate of potash. Local
treatment is of great Importance, and
consists i'll the application of water to the
feet i'll a manner the most convenient.
Standing in water or in a puddle of blue
clay and water are stated as having been
useful. Exercise should be given from
the first, from ten minutes TO half an hour
Mt u firOo
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-16
Making Soft Wood Ward.

In England hard wood is made out Of soft
wood Ivy the compression of the latter. For
carrying out this process is employed II pow-
erful hydratiiic press, consisting ii Il strong
cast iron top and bottom, with four stavl col
umns and steel cylia,lcr, with Il large ram.
In the center of this ram is fitted u smaller
RAM, fitting into Il die, which is placed On the
top OF the large ram. The wood is Put into
this die and q pressure OF fourteen tons per
square inch is applied. The top pressure
block, which fits the die, is then removed;
and the small ram, rising, pushes tho wood
out at the top of the die. The London En-
| gineer claims that the wood thus treated is
made very dense and uniform and SO close
grained that it is capable of taking a very
high polish.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-16
A Foot Dise,so in the 11o,..-

go
In the disease called laminitis, q foot
founder in the horse, Professor E. A..
A. Grange of the Agricultural college of
Michigan, in a bulletin on the subject,
compares the pain endured by the animal
to that of IN individual from the tooth
ache, both arising from the same cause.
In toothache we have u highly sensitive
structure called the pulp inclosed in an
uny;elding case of bone, the root or fang.
Now when from any cause swelling occurs
from Inflammation of the pulp, the nerve
is pressed upon, but being imprisoned
in the fang it can gain no more room for
relief by expansion than it has in its nor
NAL condition of health. In the case Of
the horse the seat of the disease is in tho
delicate and highly sensitive little plates
called lamin1 surrounding the inside Of
the hoof, which being also al unyiclding
substance, it necessarily follows that
when these sensitive little plates become
nflamed and swollen within the unyield-
ing hoof intense pain to the animal is the
result. The disease is commonly found
IN the forefeet only. and when both are
affected, as they usually are, the animal
when standing will be generally found
with its back arched and hind feet druwn
Forward toward the center of the body,
causing many 10 think 1t is strained
across the loins. The animal thus af-
1ected, when required to move, does so in
an unwilling, stumbling way. The pulse
has a full, throbbing feeling and is some
what quickencd and can be felt
on the outside of the leg, near the fetlock.
n the breathing is accelerated. The
principal causes of the disease are immod-
crate drinking of cold water when the an
tmal is overheated; overlooking of grain,
especially of corn, and overdriving on q
hard road.
In cases where the disease is caused b,
spontaneous diarrh9a or excessive use O,
purgative medicines, as it is sometimes
the professor found benefit from the us,
Of tincture of aconite i'll doses of ten t.
fifteen drops in a little water, every two
hours until four or five doses have beel
taken, to be followed by two drachm doses
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-16
Artistic Rag Carnets.

Tie passion f9r Old ti:Me G4:i,-s has brought
Into t1siion The hJ!:e i9aC!c rag carpets, but
according 10 ii.e Decorator and Furnis!ler,
there are more artistic ways of having it
woven than Tie everlasting stTivc. y hand
some carpet is solid center piece of maroon.
The warp should Ia eulored the same shade
a The rass, and all may be colorel at home.
if o,si9&ble, for econolny's sake, with diamond
dyes, AMI To uIil!ze bota light and dark rags
a very handsome border is made of shaded
rcd and orange woven in the old fashioned
stripe. Another style is to have a very heavy
warp used twice as thick rs for ordinary car
pet: color 1t several desired shades. This
proiuceSa very pretty checked carpet, weav-
ing in the rags in stripes.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-16
underground Wires.

Mr.. r. S. Gully, the author of q handbook
of teleeraphy, says that moro Than thirty
years ago underground wires Were tried in
England; ono system running along the Lon
don and Northwestern railway from London
to Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds. another
along the high road from London to Carlisle.
Neither worked more than five years, Ill
though constructed with the greatest care
and at much expense. The method adopted
in Germany is to form q complete cable, just
as for submarine work, with IL sheath Of gal
vanized steel wire, and to coat it with btu
men while laying it in a deep trench. The
cost is great. but SO is that Of tho annually
recurring breakdown of overhead lines.
The Dickinson press., 1887-07-16
Novelty in the Medical World.

Popular Science News announces as the
latest novelty i'll the medical world the en-
ploynlent Of encmcta of sulphurel,el hydro
gen and carbonic dioxidc gases US a cure
for consumption. Many prominent physi-
Clans have testified to tho immediate inn
provcmcnt of consumptive patients under
the treatment. There seems to be no phil
osophical basis for this very peculiar ana
roundabout method of treating on affection
of the lungs, and the strongest point i'll its
favor is the high standing Of the physicians
who claim to have used it with success.